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11 produkter
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World
Av Justin Pollard, Howard Reid
Häftad, 2007
356 kr
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Alfred the Great
Häftad, 2006
156 kr
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Alfred is the only English king ever to be called 'Great'. It was not a title given by political supporters, not the sycophantic gift of an official biographer, nor a self-styled title. It was the gift of history. Justin Pollard's enthralling, authoritative account befits Alfred - a soldier, a …
Interesting Bits
Häftad, 2009
151 kr
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Did you give school history lessons your undivided attention? Even if you did, youre probably none the wiser as to how exactly Henry II of France came to have a two-foot splinter in his head or why Alexandra of Bavaria believed she had swallowed a piano. Or where terms like bunkum, maverick, John …
Boffinology
Häftad, 2011
147 kr
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The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science, it is true, has progressed, but rarely in the direction intended and seldom for the reasons given. This has a lot to do with the people responsible.Meet Thales, credited as 'the …
Boffinology
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science, it is true, has progressed, but rarely in the direction intended and seldom for the reasons given. This has a lot to do with the people responsible. From the strange to the …
Interesting Bits
E-bok, 2009
45 kr
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Did you give school history lessons your undivided attention? Even if you did, youre probably none the wiser as to how exactly Henry II of France came to have a two-foot splinter in his head or why Alexandra of Bavaria believed she had swallowed a piano. Or where terms like bunkum, maverick, John …
Charge!
The Interesting Bits of Military History
E-bok, 2009
45 kr
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War brings out the very best and worst in people although, frankly, its usually the latter. But for all our thousands of years of practice at this most dangerous art there is precious little evidence that we''re either outgrowing it or getting any good at it. It is an occupation filled with …
Secret Britain
The Hidden Bits of Our History
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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Some of our most intriguing history is missing. Perhaps there has been a conspiracy, a cover-up? Or maybe some stories have been lost, forgotten or were just too embarrassing to talk about at the time? But now they are back, revealed in all their glory: secret passages, events, societies, loves, …
Buses, Bankers & the Beer of Revenge
An Eccentric Engineer Collection
Inbunden, 2012
252 kr
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Since the autumn of 2007 Justin Pollard's Eccentric Engineer column in the awardwinning E&T magazine has been campaigning to remind engineers of the extraordinary role that their subject has played in human history. This book gathers together three years of those musings, highlighting not simply …
Charge!
The Interesting Bits of Military History
Häftad, 2009
107 kr
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War brings out the very best and worst in people although, frankly, its usually the latter. But for all our thousands of years of practice at this most dangerous art there is precious little evidence that we're either outgrowing it or getting any good at it. It is an occupation filled with heroism, …
